Metallic cap for receptacles.



L. R. NLCA'RVALHO.

METALLIC lCAP FOR RECEPTACLES. .APPLICATION FILED mma, 1913.

1,137,725., Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

' "LESLIE R. N. CARVALHO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASS-IGOR OF ONEJ-I-ALF TO MARTIN KING, OF BROOKLYN, New YORK. l z' METALLIC OAI FOR REcEPTAc'Ls.

Application sied January 1 8, 191e. serial No. nMagalie.

means for detachablyI engaging cop'erative portions formed uponthe `exterior surface vof the receptacle.

The particular object of the present invention is toprovide a closure of this class made up of two lseparately'florined parts,l and to provide a simple and eiicientmeans for positively locking said two parts rigidly together. And a further and more detailed object is to form the flange portion of the structure independently from that portion which is intendedl to cover1 the Open end of the receptacle, and to-provide said sepa- .rately'fornied flange portion with strucklin parts ,forretaining the lcover portion in rigid relation thereto, .andlto adapt said struck-in parts alsoto retain a sanitary lining in fixed relation-against the under surfaceof Vthe cover portion.

While this invention may be lpractised in the manufacture of closures-forreceptacles having any size Openings, it is,'however, of particular value in the4 production of closures for receptacles having Arelatively small openings, such forvinstance'as ordinary catchup'bottles and thelike. Closures forfsuch bottles comprise asmall cover part and a relatively deep, or wide, flange part. These small closures heretofore have always been 'formed by drawing the metal to form the wide flange and this operation has preeluded the possibility of ornamenting the cover. part with Ia printed design, for the reason that such ornamentation must necessarily be impressed `before the drawing operation and would of course be defaced in.

the drawing Vopera-tion. By forming the cover part independently of the iange any desired ornamentationv may be impressed without danger of defacement.

Improvel for better disclosing details Fig. 3 is` a plan view on a reduced scale illus- Specification of Letters Patent.I y Patented Apr, 27, 191B.

' Other vobjects and aims of the invention,

- more or less specic thanA those referred to above, will befin'part obvious and in part' pointed out in the course ofthe Afollowing description.` of thc arrangements of parts and applicationsof principles, constituting the invention; and `the scope of protection contemplated will be K indicated in the appended '.claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings which are to be taken as apart of this specification, and in which I have shown ani'erely preferred form 'of' embodiment of the invention: Figure -l is 'ya transverse', vertical, secelements, combinations,

tionalview, partly in elevation, lof a closure -v constructed' in accordance with the provi# sions Aof this invention, the4 same being shown as applied to a bottle;'Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan View of the closure, parts being broken away and illustrated insecti'on of construction;

trating lthe blank used yin the formation of they flange: portion of the device; and Figs.

4' and 5 illustrate modifications. y Referring to the vdrawings for a. full description of the device, the numeral `1 indi- Cates the bottle -whichmaybe provided with a'tlireaded exterior. surface at;2. Tlieclosure illustrated comprises a disk portions 3 arranged for closing the open end of the bottle and having its marginal portion le turned downwardly to a slight extent about the annular outer edge of the `bottle; A linjing 5 may .be interposed between lthe disk:

and the upper surface `of the bottle for sanitaryv and sealing purposes, 'if' desired. It will be observed' fromthe drawing that the -lining 5 is heldin position within the tubular member through dts engagement. with the corrugated portions l0 and that said liningA covers and conceals theedge of the disk3; i

The flange `portion of the device is 'formed independently of. the disk 8 and comprises preferably a band of thin metal, see Fig.l 3, bent into tubular formation and seamed together along its abutting edges as by a seam 6. Seam' 6 is what may be termed an inter-folded seam in that the edges of the 'strip are covered and concealed bytheseam itself. The mannerof formingthe seam,

as 'will be noted, positivelylocks. the ends of the strip aga-inst relative endwise movement.

The blank from which the-bander flange is formed is preferably provided with cut- .away portions as conners as shown, so as yto provide a portion at the upper end of the. tubular.v member, .formed by the band, which .is not seamed,

7 and the upper annular edge yof the' tube is bent. to form an inwardly projectingannul lar flange 8. The lower portionof the tube is pressed to provi' gations which extend lengthwisev of vthe stripkof material constituting the tubular member, said corrugations when the ends of the band of metal are together forming con.- tinuous threadsv on the bottle, andinte'rmediate the threaded fportion and .the upper l annular edge, the

- 3 the band of tube -is provided with corrugations 10.

formed by striking Ain the material in a wellvknown manner. 9, extend across and indent the material of metal at its `joinedl ends whereby relative lateral movement of'l the ends of thel band is prevented. The eorrugations 9 and 'the 'seamed portions of the ends of the band therefore, Iof themselves, vhold the.. ,joinedlends firmly-together and prevent any I T hedisk portion of the;

relative movement. closure is arrangedwithin the tube mterf rmediate the upper ends of'. the'corrugations l0 andthe under' surface 'of the annular 4flange 8, the downfturne'd .part 4 of the disk' when the closure fis employed in manner *for -closing a bottle,l ,4'5

having its annular edge portion resting 10 in much the same manner as does the venterl annular-edge of the disk 3and the .rlining'isfconsequently also heldin a relativelylekedposition.' 'l

turnedfinw'ardly to 'form Itl may be'advantageous foranbetter un# the'vdisk andA flangev portion of theclosure 'farerigidly a 1 brief desription ofthe important steps emplo'yed locked-togethenfto give here a in the '1nanufacture, as follows: Af,n ter, thegtube hasbeen preferred, and' the jupper yannular edge the portion .8, and

before the leorrugations and threads' vhave beenformed upon :the tube, thedsk 3 is Yet -insertedwithinthe tube so that its upper, o r

7, at its' upper opposite.

dea plurality of corru 9 for ymating the threads Q i IThe corrugations or threads' or flange l member engaging this camlike ledge or y f* ings, the flangev 4 downwardly from the upon the upper inclined endsA llof said corrugations; whereby the disk and tube are *wedge-like manner.-

' under surface ofthe shoulder '8. It

derstandingof ythe 'precise manner in which y made'from asuitable` vblank'asv Aabove described',ior otherwise if -outer, `face engages-the, inner face of the flange 8, which fin effect,.comprises an annular shoulder against which the disk may be forced. The diameter ofthe disk is just sufk cient to permit its passage between the lthen smooth walls of thetube.

At this timethe annular edge ofthe disk is also smooth. 'With the disk thus positioned, the closure issubjected to an operationwhereby the cormigations 10 are impressed, andthe ma.`

"terial of the tube as at 11 forced against the vbottom edge of the disk, causing said edge' to be wedged upwardly asis clearly seen by reference to the. drawing. This wedge action results in more or less mutilationor bending ofthe edge of the disk, which mutilation and bending will'serve to more-intimately connect the parts in rigid relation. The portions ll 'of the corrugations form a relatively -inclined or cam-like ledge or shoulder within ,the tube,and the downturned partv shoulder. and urging the cover 3 constantly upward. f

, As clearlyvshown inl Fig. 1 of thedraw does not extend straight tion 3, but. is inclined" or curved outwardly' and downwardly'on a wide radius, and 4that the' lower edge,y of the flange engages the upper 'inclined or beveled surface of the corrugations or reinforcing ribs 11, and that the bent,.o'r resilient tendency, of the lower edgeof the flange to spring outwardly is exerted' `upon said, inclined surface in'v a The downward and' outward inclination of the lflange .4 isl seen to .be such that an approximate pivot about which the flangeswings is positioned somewhat nearer vto the vcenter of the cover'part than 'the lower edge of thevtiange, so that, in

moving outwardly, said loweredge will also move upwardly. The .l 'angle of pressure against thellnclined surface is very acute.

the flange in4 engaging the in- 4 of theA cover 3 forms a spring plane of the disk porioo vIn this manner the wedge-like actionfof the g lo'wer edge .of

clined surface will produce a force which' A materially increases the normal resiliency of the metal 1n. forcing thel disk toward the parentthat in such a structure, the .disk is not ,subjected to any severe-manipulation .during-,the assembling ofthe parts, and I may therefore paintor print upon-the upper lsurface ofthe disk anylsuitable advertising Vmatter or design without fearof its de'facement.' Such advertising or other matter will obviouslyfliein a plane below theI outer surface of thelflange portion 8 of the tube, Aand will? Iconsequently vbe protected to a greateror"less.extentby said flange portion against defacementby foreign objects. 'f

vSince the'irr'egularities of,surface of the'- flange l or tubular portionof the closure areformed by simple pressure and hence the tubular portion is not subjected to the severe hardship of being drawn, this part, as well as the disk'part', may be lacquered over or painted or printed with an advertising design or the like, before being pressed-, if desired, without fearof defaceinent.

The disk portion 3 may, if desired, be

fprmed of card-board instead of metal, and

bottle without the necessity for a separate only a series of spaced ears or extensions l2 instead of the continuous formation 4 shown.

in the previous figures, or by making the part '-l narrower and making the ears 12' as enlargements thereon.k These ears will engage the surfaces l1 of the corrugations 10 and retain the parts'in rigid'relatio'n in the l'same manner as alreadyl described, and the' part will require less material in its formation, and will result in a lighter weight and less expensive structure. The ears or extensions will give more readilyto the` formation of the corrugations` ofthe tube, and thus renderthe operation Yof forming'the corrugations that much easier. They will also form independent spring members yield-` ingly pressing upon the inclined surface 4l1 ofthe Acorrugations to `wedge the cover up The structure shown in illustrates the use of a separately vformed locking member for the disk part'of the closure. VIn this instancel the disk 13 4is formed without thegturned down marginal part 4: Vand a separate ring shaped' locking member 14 of substantially L cross section is employed in its stead, one leg of the L engaging, and being subjected to the wedge action of theA kupper endsof the corrugations 10 in the same manner as is the part 4, and the other leg oftheL engaging beneath the disk 13 and forcing. the disk against the flange 8.

In this structure the disk 13 may be made of paper or cardboard, and the closure be correspondingly cheaper, without detracting rom the rigidity of 'the connection of the disk within the tubular part.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invenbev interpreted as illustrative and not in a' tion could vbe made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or' shown in the accompanying drawing shall limiting sense. It is also to'vbe understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all 'statements of the scope of the invention, which as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween. Having-thus described my invention what -I claim as new and desire to secure4 by Letters Patent, is:

l. A receptacle closure comprising a tubular part having an inturned annular shoulder` at one end, and a separately formed lcover partL disposed within the tubular part engaging the under surface of saidshoulder to close that end of the tubular part, said cover. part having a downturned marginal flange extending away from said shoulder having a tendency to swing its lower edge outwardly toward the inner surface of said tubular part, the tubular part having an upwardly Afacing innerV surface portion inclined upwardly and outwardly, the lower edge of the flange of thev cover part being disposed to .engage against said inclined sur- 1 faceportion of the' tubular part, and the tendency of the flange of the cover part to swing outwardly operating upon said inclined si'rfaceportion withv a wedge-like action to 'constantly f orce the cover part into close contact with the under surface of said shoulder. t i Y 2. A receptaclepclosure comprising a tubu- .lar parthaving an inturned annular shoulder at one end, and a vseparately formed 'cover part disposed within the tubular part engaging the under surface of said shoulder to close that end of the tubular part, said cover part having a marginal flange formed thereon extending diagonally outwardly and downwardly away from said shoulder, having a tendency to swing its lower edge Aoutwardly and upwardly toward the inner sur- Iface of the tubular part, the tubular part having an upwardly facing 'inner surface portion inclined upwardly and outwardly, the loweredge of the flange of the cover art bein@ dis osed to enOfaOfe-said inclined p O b b surface portin of the tubular part at only a slightly greater angle than the path of swingof the lower edge of the flange ofthe' cover part, whereby the tendency of said ange to swing-outwardly will operatel .upon said inclined surface portion with a wedgelike action to forcefully urge the cover part intol close contact with the under surface of the shoulder.

` 3. A receptacle closure comprising a tubular part, and a cover part, the tubular part being formed intermediate its ends with a plurality of stiffening ribs extending .longitudinally thereof formed by corrugations of the materialof the tubular part, the tubular part being formed at the lower -end of said stiffening ribs with means for detachably connecting the closure to a receptacle, and being formed at its upper end with an inwardly projecting shoulderl spaced from -ine'lined surfaces,

surface of said' shoulder.

the upper ends of the stifi'ening ribs, the cover part being located within the tubular part engaging the under surface of said shoulder, and having a .downturned mar 5l ginalv flange extending away from lsaidl shoulder toward the upper -ends of said stiening ribs, said flange having a' tendency t0 swing' its ll'oWeredOe outwardly toward the innersurface of tile tubular part, the

10 upper endsof said stilfening ribs being beveled to provide'upwardly andoutwardly inclini'ng 'surfaces interiorly of the ftubular part, the lower edge ofthe flange ofthe cover part being disposed to engage said andthe tendency of vthe fiange of the cover 'part to swing outwardly operating upon, said. inclined surfaces with a wedge-like action to constantlyforcethe cover part into-close Contact With lthe under 4.' A .recepta cle v-vclosnre comprising astubnlar part, and a separately `formed cover part, having ay rshoulder formed the tubular part n therein, the cover part being inserted within the tubular part and beingheld'against -mo've'ment 1n one vdirection'by engagement with said shoulder, said-cover part being formed 4with aV marginal flange projecting `away 'from said shoulder, saidtubular part having struck-in portions engaging theedge fof said flange tolock the cover part therebetween and s aid shoulder, saidstruck-in portions extending inwardly beyond. theiry en gagement with the edge ofthe ila-nge' ofthel cover part to form a second shouldervvithin saidtubular 'part spaced' fromsaid .first shoulder, and a .lining within said cover part eing held therein by engagement with said second'shoulder. Y W.

5. A receptacle closure comprising a'tubuv lar part having anunturned annular shoulder at` one end, anda separately v formed cover part .disposedjwithin the tubular 'part v engaging the under'surface' offsaid 'shoulder .45 to close that end- 'of the tubular part, said.v @cover part` having a down-turned marginal .-iangejextending away fromsaid shoi'ilder,

.said ftubular part` having, a, plurality of' stiffeningl ribs "extending, l lonlgitiuiinally ,l 5 0` thereof, f[terminating short-of said shoulder.' and' providing surfaces at their ends engag-f f 1 ing hejlower-edgeof the flange ofthe cover.

. p'art:'.' to" retain said lcoverpart against lsaid" shoulder.

' 60 to? close that 'end of the 'tubularfpar dover: part having a doWn-turnedjmarginal flange extending. away from said` `slionld'enf said'tubular vpart, having af plurality :of stiffening A, .ribs 'extending"lrongitudinally bular part having thereof, terminating"shortv of said 'shoulder- 'andv providing 'surfaces at their ends engaging the lower edge of theflange of the cover part, said fiange of the'cover-part having a tendency to swing'its lower edge across said ends of the 'stiffening ribs, and the end, surfaces of said stiffening ribs beingv disposed at an angle relatively to the path of swing of the lower edgeof sai-d flange so" that the i tendency, of saidlower edge to traverse said .surfaces will wedge the cover part into tight engagement with said shoulden ,7; A receptacle closure comprising artubular part having an i'nturned annular shoulder at one end, and a separately forined cover part disposed l.within the tubular part engaging the under surface of said shoulder to closethat end ofthe -tubnlarpart,' said cover 'part having a down turned. marginal sol flange. extending awayfrom said shoulder,

said tubular part having a portion thereof bent inwardly to form the inner 'surface ofv `'said tubular pIart-into-an upwardly and out.-

war'dly inclining' shoulder 'spaced fromsaid.l

,first shoulder, the iia'ngeof the cover'part being resilient and engaging said inclined lshoulder to force 'said cover part towarglfsaid 'first shoulder;

8.111 a device of the class' described, 'the l combination l .with a .tubular l.member having Aa plurality. of stifeningribs formed longiL tudinally thereof,. and having threads at the lower end ofl said stiffening ribs for attach-- 'ing saidtubular member toa receptacle, the 4 upper 7 end of said .tubular formed-'With an inturned f shoulder, and' a separately formed cover part disposed vvith- .in said tubular member. engaging said shoulder, of fa flange formed upon said-cover .part

member being' extending vtherefrom 'and engaging. the

upper end portions of said stil-lening v ribs to retain lthegcover l,pa-rt in engagement with lsaid shoulder.

thereof, anda 'separately formedcover part a 'shrulderfat one end 'i110 Lengaging against the under surface ofsaid should 'r,-sa1d cover parthaving a downturned flange thereomsaid tubular part hav .f

ing an upwardly lfacing4 Asurface portion'.v

spaced beneath said vshoulder engaging the [lower :edge -ofthe flange lof l the cover part,`

said flange o f the cover. part having a tende ency to swing its lower edge across 'said'up- Wardly facing surface" portion, and vsaid upwardly facing surface portion beingjdis-- l posed at an .angle relatively Vtothe path of f saving 'of the loweredge o f'v said flange, so

that the tendency` ofl saidlowerA edge to t'averse said upwardly facing .surface portionywil-l -wedge the. cover part into tightl engagement with said shoulder. ,'10.v As an'article of manufacture, `a cap .fori'bottl'es'or the .like comprising a sf/Iipl sheet metal bent'into the form of a cylinder l .having its end portions engaged with each other positively to prevent relativeendw'ise..

mrnfeinent and frictionally toresist relative lateral movement, said strip' being corrugated lengthwise so thatr the ends of the; stripbeing together the corrugations form .a continuous thread, said corrugations` also `loc-king the joined edges of the strip against relative lateral movement, and a cap piece interlocked With one ofthe ends'of the cylinderl formed by said strip. p

.11. Asan article of manufacture, a cap'.

y forbottles or the like, comprisin'ga stripiof sheet metal bent into cylindrical formand having its end p ortions engaged vwith. each l other to provide an interfolded' seam,said

`strip having a `plurality-of longtitudinally extending corrugations fvvhich, When the ends of the strip are together, vform a conf tinuous thread on said cylindrical member, said corrugations extending." 'across and .in

' l denting the layers of thematerial of the:v

strip formingsaid seamed portion, anda cap piece-'attached to one end of said cylindrical member. .i

12. As an article of manufacture, a cap`j for bottles'or the like comprising a strip of material bent into cylindrical form and having its end portions engaged With'each otherA and vjoined Witheach other bybent inter-v looking formations providedon' thev ends of the strip, vsaid stripl .havingl a plurality of longitudinally extending corrugations Whichj extend across and indent the engaged por tions of the ends of the strip, said corrugations when the ends of the strip are together forming a continuous thread on said cylinder, and a'cap piece located at one end of said tubular member, said cap and said tubuuar member having interengaging parts which hold them in fixed relation.

13. As an article of manufacture, a cap for bottles or the like comprising a bodyV portion formed of sheet metal, said body portion being bent'intol cylindrical form and having the meeting edges thereof joined by Ian interfolde'd seam which conceals and covby said strip, and means for coverin vand piece.

concealing the exposed edge of sai cap 14. A sheet metal cap for bottles or jars,`

comprising a body portion formed 'of a sheet of metal, said body portion being bent into cylindrical form and having the mee-ting edges thereof joined by a seam which concealsand covers the edges of the metal, a

top for closing one end of said body portion,

, said top being formed of sheet metal, and

said topA and body portion having interengaging formations whereby the top is held securely in place in said bodyl portion, said sheet -of metal boing 'corrugated so that when the ends are seamed together the corrugations form a continuous thread, and

i said sheet of metal forming the body portion of said cap having a plurality of cor-` rugations extending between the threaded portion andthe top portion. 15. As an article of manufacture, a ca'p forv bottles jarsand the like, comprising a strip of material bent into the form of acyliuderand having its ends interlocked Witheach otherv against relative movement longitudinally of vthe strip, said strip having such corrugations that when the ends o f. Vthestrips are so interlocked the corrugations form -a continuous thread, andsa-id strip having a cap piece interlocked vvith one end 'of the cylinder, the construction being such that all the joined portions of said 'cap piece are in interlocled relation, and means K for covering and concealing the edge of said 16. As an article of manufacture, av cap for bottles o r the like, comprising a strip of material bent into the form of a-,cylinder,

and having its ends joined together by bent- 1 formations on the ends of the strip, said .Y strip being provided With tWo sets'of cor;

lrugations, one set extending longitudinally ofthe strip and so formed that when the ends of the Strip are fastened together the corrugations forma continuous thread, and the \othervset of corrugations extending from said last mentioned set and disposed atan angle'thereto,and a cap piece connected with the end of the cylinder adjacent the opposite ends of said last named corrugations.

17.1As an'article ,of manufacture, a cap for bottles or the like. comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal, saidbody ,portion being 4bent into cylindricalform and having the meeting edges4 thereof lappedV upon each other andjoined togetherby bent interlocking formations provided on the end'portions of the strip, said strip be- 4 ing corrugated adjacent ope 'of its lateral edges so that the ends of the strip being to gether ythe corrugations form a continuous thread, said corrugations also extending across and-indenting the lapped portions of the ends of said strip, said strip also being provided With a plurality of corrugations 1' which extend from said'rst mentioned corrugations toward the other lateral edge of savidI-strip; a-ndff-'topfmemberlintrgaed I Inv-testimony IWheeo'jf",gI' atHX my signer v "with 'said "last mentioned edge'. of the strip ture the presence of two W1tnesseysf f v L LESLIERQN. yCARVALHO. .getheryan'd means'locatod Wthi lthe body' Witnesses: x Si i 5 vportionlfor covering and' concealing the ex- L GERS'FORD HANSKE',

; posed edge of said oap'.` NAnxfHALIETHoMPSom, 

